inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoAMD Preps Entry-Level Radeon RX 9050 GPU at $279, Comes in 8 GB & 4 GB, With the Latter Cutting the Memory Bus in Halfwccftech.comexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down11
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkAMD Preps Entry-Level Radeon RX 9050 GPU at $279, Comes in 8 GB & 4 GB, With the Latter Cutting the Memory Bus in Halfwccftech.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square46linkfedilink
minus-squareHazzard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoApparently this 4Gb version is not actually for sale, and will only be available to system integrators… so that some unsuspecting customer can be scammed into a budget “9050 PC” that only has 4Gb of VRAM and half the memory bus. Very cool AMD. Neat.
minus-squaredefinitemaybe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoRight? Like, what’s the market for a 4GB video card in 2026+? 720p gamers?
minus-square87Six@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI’ve seen this before, but with 8GB instead of 16, either with the 5060 or the 9060? Though I think the 9060 is available by itself too. Either way, shitty play.
Apparently this 4Gb version is not actually for sale, and will only be available to system integrators… so that some unsuspecting customer can be scammed into a budget “9050 PC” that only has 4Gb of VRAM and half the memory bus. Very cool AMD. Neat.
Right? Like, what’s the market for a 4GB video card in 2026+? 720p gamers?
I’ve seen this before, but with 8GB instead of 16, either with the 5060 or the 9060? Though I think the 9060 is available by itself too.
Either way, shitty play.